tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post6826825570162592880..comments2017-08-17T21:20:48.888-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: The Maker's Mark Dilemma.Chuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-63964521583677103622009-10-06T12:10:39.149-05:002009-10-06T12:10:39.149-05:00Actually, I think a Maker&#39;s &quot;batch&quot; ...Actually, I think a Maker&#39;s &quot;batch&quot; is 1,000 gallons, which is about 20 barrels. So let&#39;s say they take one batch and instead of mixing those 20 barrels together, they release them as 20 different single barrel bottlings? That&#39;s what I&#39;m proposing.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-18864762661015155852009-10-04T20:26:48.071-05:002009-10-04T20:26:48.071-05:00That explanation is a bit glib. &quot;Cannot&quot;...That explanation is a bit glib. &quot;Cannot&quot; is certainly too strong. It&#39;s really just another way to say that any variation from the perfection that is Maker&#39;s Mark dilutes the brand. All of the facts are true, except a single barrel program would be a drop in the bucket, volume-wise, so any dilution would be very minor, i.e., imperceptible.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-80785705352989837452009-10-04T18:22:43.273-05:002009-10-04T18:22:43.273-05:00Maker&#39;s Mark is batched in very small batches ...Maker&#39;s Mark is batched in very small batches - so it is a small batch bourbon. Now in the &quot;The Philosophy of Maker&#39;s Mark&quot; at StraightBourbon.com, it explains why Maker&#39;s cannot make a single barrel bourbon. (I was surprised - I was going to gig you about your own article, but it one of the few at the site you did not write.) Basically pull a single excellent barrel out of a small batch and you change the small batch. Of course that could be more of MM marketing hype. <br /><br />In the article is mentioned 40 barrels a day as MM production. Is that before or after the 2nd distillery came on-line? Just a curious MM drinker.mwanninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322072490445202247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-35202752351568787162009-10-03T03:56:47.251-05:002009-10-03T03:56:47.251-05:00There is no single barrel wheater in general produ...There is no single barrel wheater in general production but Buffalo Trace has done private selection single barrel bottlings of Weller Special Reserve, Antique and 12-year-old; and Van Winkle has done private selection single barrel bottlings of Lot B.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-42295513530981403092009-10-03T03:09:38.258-05:002009-10-03T03:09:38.258-05:00Chuck
As I posted on Straightbourbon.com I don&#...Chuck <br /><br />As I posted on Straightbourbon.com I don&#39;t believe anyone markets a single barrel wheater bourbon. Is there a reason for that? <br /><br />Paulp_elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264943564367900528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-50383178609448973272009-10-02T21:33:32.856-05:002009-10-02T21:33:32.856-05:00Mr. Cowdery,
I&#39;ve had the pleasur...Mr. Cowdery,<br /><br /> I&#39;ve had the pleasure of tasting, once, the so-called Maker&#39;s Mark &quot;Gold&quot; label, a Japanese market bottling, either 100 or 101-proof.<br /><br />It was fantastic, SO much more compelling than the standard MM that we get here in the U.S.<br /><br />At the time, I thought to myself, &quot;Why don&#39;t they sell this here, and just call it something like &#39;Maker&#39;s Mark Select&#39; and just charge more money for it?&quot; Most of the Bourbon enthusiasts that I know of would happily pay for it.<br /><br />It&#39;s a shame, really. That higher-proof Maker&#39;s Mark was seriously delicious. It&#39;s too bad that most Maker&#39;s fans will never get to try it.Crashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269599289882922109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-65724399461209414952009-10-02T17:13:03.231-05:002009-10-02T17:13:03.231-05:00Single barrel Maker&#39;s is a great idea.
Years...Single barrel Maker&#39;s is a great idea. <br /><br />Years ago, someone slipped to me the idea that Maker&#39;s was considering selling their white dog, because they were having trouble keeping up. Their white dog is really good (admittedly I have certain proclivities), and I think if they sold it no one would confuse it. It&#39;s not really the same idea, but it&#39;d put another Maker&#39;s label on the shelf.Max Watmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06101245696875393492noreply@blogger.com